Schedule an Office Space Tour in NYC: The Four Things to Send First
To schedule an office space tour in NYC, send four things: how many people you are, your monthly budget, when you need to move in, and the neighborhoods you would consider. A broker reaches out within the hour during business hours, and a first shortlist can be ready within 24 hours. You pick the floors worth seeing and we book them around your calendar, usually into a single afternoon. For the tenant, touring normally involves no charge: in most transactions the landlord pays the broker fee. The steps below are written for an early-stage team booking its first tour.
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Book my office tourUpdated 2026-10-03 · Nomad Group
How to schedule a first office tour, step by step
- Send the brief through the start page or the form on this page.
- Take the broker's call. It is short, and it is where rough answers get sharpened.
- Read the shortlist: three to five floors, with the address and square feet of each and, on nearly every one, the rent being asked.
- Mark the ones you want to see and offer two afternoons that suit you.
- We confirm the appointments with each building.
A team booking its first tour does not need everything settled in advance. The call exists to settle it.
What to send so the shortlist fits an early-stage team
- Headcount: the number now and the number you expect in twelve months. At 175 square feet a person, 12 people need about 2,100 square feet.
- Budget: a monthly figure, even a rough one. It decides which floors deserve your afternoon.
- Move date: it decides whether a floor that needs construction is possible, or only furnished and prebuilt ones.
- Neighborhoods: two or three you would consider, or simply where the team lives.
Must-haves help as well: a subway line, a number of meeting rooms, outdoor space. The shortlist guide explains what comes back.
Touring with the landlord's agent or with your own broker
You can call the number on a listing, and the landlord's agent will show you that floor. That agent is employed by the owner and shows only that owner's buildings. Your own broker lines up floors from several landlords in one afternoon and knows what each has agreed to on comparable deals. On your search, we work for you. Nomad also offers agency leasing and owner representation. Should a building we lease for its owner match your brief, that is dual agency, and in New York it takes informed consent from you and from the owner. If you have already toured buildings by yourself, say which ones. What a tenant broker does covers the role.
What a tour costs a small team
Usually nothing out of pocket. In most transactions the landlord pays the broker fee when a lease is signed, and that covers the broker who represented you. Ask how the broker is paid before the first tour; the answer should be direct. The floors below fit about 12 people, the size of team this page has in mind.
Floors that fit a team of 12
Live from our listings · 6 of the 7, smallest firstA team of 12 plans on about 2,100 square feet at 175 a person. 7 floors on our book sit in the range that fits, 2,100 to 3,780 square feet, asking $44 to $95 per square foot per year.
- Floors
- 7
- Sizes
- 2,500-3,750 sq ft
- Asking rent
- $44-$95 / sq ft
- 29 West 17th Street, Partial 7th Floor 2,500 sq ft $60/sq ft Union Square about 14 people
- 45 Broadway, Partial 12th Floor 2,624 sq ft $60/sq ft FiDi about 15 people
- 153 West 27th Street, Partial 11th Floor 2,937 sq ft $60/sq ft Chelsea about 17 people
- 153 W 27th Street, Partial 3rd Floor 2,978 sq ft $44/sq ft Chelsea about 17 people
- 115 West 30th Street, Partial 4th Floor 3,500 sq ft $55/sq ft Chelsea about 20 people
- 110 Greene Street, Partial 5th Floor 3,750 sq ft $95/sq ft SoHo about 21 people
The full guide
This page is the short answer. The long one, with the numbers worked through, is here:
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How far ahead should we book an office tour?
A few days is usually enough for the appointments themselves. The bigger question is the move date: our shortlist guide suggests starting two to three months ahead for a furnished floor and six to nine months ahead when the space will need a custom buildout.
Will a broker ask us to sign something before a tour?
Some will. Certain brokers want an exclusive agreement for a fixed term before they show space, and others tour first and put terms in writing later. A retainer is uncommon on an ordinary office search, since the fee normally comes from the landlord side. Ask when you book, of us or of anyone else, and read whatever you are handed before the afternoon begins.
What if we do not know our budget yet?
Send a range along with the headcount. The broker can show what that headcount costs at different asking rents, and a shortlist can span more than one price, so you can see what changes with the number.
Can a team of 12 tour full floors, or only suites?
Both. Small full floors exist in boutique buildings, and partial floors and suites fill out the range. The block on this page shows what suits a team of this size, with the square feet and asking rent of each. The office tour checklist covers what to look at once you are inside.
Talk to a broker
Want this answered for your team?
Tell us three things: team size, timing, budget. A first shortlist can be ready within 24 hours, with the asking rent on every floor that publishes one.
- Within the houra broker reaches out during business hours, no automated triage
- On your sidewe work for you on your search, and the landlord usually pays our fee
- Open pricingasking rent published for 46 of 49 floors, size and address for all
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